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Strategic Contracts and Procurement CoordinatorJob No:BYR911Location:Mullumbimby, NSWByron Shire Council is focused on partnering with our community and offers pristine beaches, diverse lifestyles, a magnificent natural environment and a subtropical climate. Stay, live and work in our community.Byron Shire Council has a high performance, collaborative culture. We are a growth-oriented organisation and value individuals who are driven to succeed and exceed expectations. We like to focus on understanding how a potential candidate''s talents and strengths align with the role they are interested in. Working in Local Government and for Byron Shire Council provides opportunities to grow in the direction that you aspire.We provide a rewarding and flexible working environment and celebrate our values of:We lead with enthusiasm and purposeWe are open, honest and respectfulWe foster well-being and creativityWe achieve our goals and succeed together.We are looking for:Byron Shire Council is currently seeking an enthusiastic Strategic Contracts and Procurement Coordinator. The position plays a key role in leveraging and maximising benefits from whole-of-council strategic initiatives that harness best practice contract management principles and procurement expenditure to minimise total costs to the organisation and maximise value add (economic, social, environmental) outcomes to identified priority areas. The position also develops and communicates standards for contract management and procurement capability, processes, systems and governance, and coordinates the provision of expertise and support to Business Units.Some specific tasks include:Providing leadership and expert advice for procurement and contract management processes, including the development and communication of robust guidelines, procedures, templates, technologies and innovations.Promoting the coordination of Council''s total spend and encouraging cooperation between stakeholders to adopt consistent procurement behaviour and strategies.Ensuring procurement strategies are appropriate for the risk and opportunity in spend categories, including developing and maintaining close working relationships with strategic supply markets.Measuring the contribution of procurement systems to the achievement of savings and sustainability objectives and report regularly to the Executive Team.Developing a standard contract management framework and methodology and oversee deployment and implementation across the organisation.Coordinating the development of, and compliance with, approved supplier panels and common-use contracts.Coordinating Council''s contract databases and legislative reporting requirements relating to contracts.The successful candidate will meet the criteria set out in the Position Description below.Enjoy our Employee BenefitsThis opportunity offers:A permanent, full-time position (35 hours per week)Flexible working arrangements (can be negotiated post onboarding)Salary and Conditions will be in accordance with the NSW Local Government (State) Award with an appointment at a salary in the range of $1,826.10 to $2,115.81 per 35 hour week (dependent upon skills and experience)Brightness of futureSecurityPartner with an organisation that is taking steps in all areas to reduce our carbon emissions and be an innovative and sustainable council.Other benefits include:Annual salary reviews and identified salary increases for financial year 2025/2026 based on award conditionsAccess to Long Service Leave from 5 years'' serviceEducation and training supportAttractive salary packaging schemeEmployee Assistance Program (4 sessions per year)Fitness PassportHealth and Wellbeing daysOpportunity to work with an experienced and committed team.Location: This position is based at Mullumbimby, however Council can require you to work from other work sites as required for operational reasons.Contact: Heather Sills - Manager Corporate Services - Phone number: (02) 6626 7171.10pm (NSW time), Sunday 11 May 2025. Late applications will not be permitted.To stay up to date with Council vacancies sign up for a job alert via the following link.We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of our community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our vacancies.We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to explore new ways of working including part-time, job-share or working from different locations. Everyone can ask about it.We strongly encourage applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace. If you need an adjustment during the recruitment process, please call or email the contact person listed above, and also advise us of your preferred method of communication.*Byron Shire Council is committed to being a child safe organisation we respect all children and their wellbeing. We will embed Child Safe Standards into our leadership, governance and culture. We will support our staff and volunteers in their responsibilities. We will strive to keep children safe from harm and abuse.Pre-Employment Screening Process:Reference Checks: Referees will preferably be your current or most recent supervisor and must be able to comment directly on your abilities in a work situation. If you have any objection to this action, your concerns should be raised in your application and be discussed with the Selection Panel.Functional Health Assessment: If applicable, the functional health assessment evaluates your physical and functional capacity against the physical demands necessary to safely perform the job for which you have applied. Applicable roles are subject to drug and alcohol testing, please note these tests will potentially require the provision of a urine sample, and a positive test will preclude a candidate from employment with Council at that time.Background Screening: Background checks verify the information you have provided in your application, and where applicable, also check for relevant criminal history. Checks may also include, for example, a confirmation of your employment history, qualifications/tickets and working with children clearance.HOW TO APPLY:Scout Talent has released an improvement to the candidate application experience through the ''Save Application'' Feature. As a candidate you can start an application and progressively update the application until they are ready to submit.You can start an application on the go, from anywhere and return to finish your application via the automatic follow up email when you have time and the required information at hand.You must use your own email address and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with Council.Being mindful of diversity and inclusion we have provided 2 options to apply for the position.You may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document, and then COPY and PASTE into the fields below.Step 1: Fill out our online application form below. Once you have completed all the questions, click ''Next''Step 2: Attach your resume/CV and a cover letter (optional). Once you have attached your document/s click ''Next''.Step 3: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click ''Confirm'' to send your completed application.You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received.Step 1: Scroll down and review the Questions that you are required to answer.Step 2: Record an audio file of your responses and save the file (the file must be in an MP3 format and less than 50MB). Please note that all questions with a drop box or a check box as well as the reference checks details cannot be answered via audio file and must be completed below.Step 3: Fill out the Personal Details section and the questions that cannot be completed by audio file on the application form below. For all of the Questions where you are responding via audio file, type the response audio file. Once you have completed all the questions, click ''Next''Step 4: Attach your resume/CV, a cover letter (optional) and your audio file. Once you have attached your documents click ''Next''.Step 5: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click ''Confirm'' to send your completed application.You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received.Byron Shire Council is collecting personal information from you as part of the recruitment and selection process. Council recognises the importance of privacy and is committed to ensuring the privacy of your personal information collected and/or received by us.Council''s recruitment applications are hosted by external service providers who also recognise the importance of privacy. By proceeding with your application, you acknowledge that your personal information will be hosted by these external service providers until such time as you elect not to have your information stored on these external hosted sites.Yes I agree to the privacy statement *Personal Details * Required fieldFirst name *Last name *E-mail *Digits only or add + for international numbersStreet *Street Cont.City, Town or Suburb *Postcode or Zipcode *Country *State, Region or Province *LinkedIn URL(Please click on your profile and copy the URL from your profile page.)QuestionsPlease briefly tell us about your relevant qualifications and your experience in a strategic procurement and/or contract management role within a diverse organisation. *Please outline your knowledge of probity and ethical behaviour as it applies to the procurement and supply cycle. *Please tell us about your experience in communicating and negotiating outcomes and in providing high level advice on procurement and supply strategy and policy development and implementation. *What leadership skills do you possess and how have you applied these to promote and implement change to achieve corporate goals and targets? *Are you currently working at Byron Shire Council? *If you answered ''Yes'' above, please select the applicable category of employment:Do you hold a current drivers licence? *Yes - Auto and ManualYes - Auto OnlyNo1st Referee Details - Name, Position and Company, Contact Details (phone, email etc.) and relationship to the Referee (eg. Supervisor). *2nd Referee Details - Name, Position and Company, Contact Details (phone, email etc.) and relationship to the Referee (eg. Supervisor).Please indicate your eligibility to work in Australia. *Australian/New Zealand citizenPermanent residentNone of the aboveIf you answered ''current visa'' or ''none of the above'' please provide details of your eligibility to work in Australia.Declaration (Please tick)I have not been convicted by a Court of any criminal offences which could affect my application for this positionI understand that any false or misleading information given in this application may render my contract of employment, if I am appointed, liable to terminationI declare that to the best of my knowledge the above information and that submitted in accompanying document(s) is correct. #J-18808-Ljbffr